Category Archives: Pricing

Lake Forest California – April Sales Report

For the month of April 2009, the sales volume in Lake Forest was up again compared to the same period last year.  There were a total of 63 closed sales in the MLS, a 12.5% improvement to the 56 in April 2008.  The prices were substantially lower though.  The 29 sales of single ...

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Orange County Market Update

The market continues to be busy in the lower end of the price range, and bank-owned and short sales are making up about 61% of all closed sales in Orange County.  Today, there are a total of 11,577 homes for sale in Orange County.   Of those, 4783 (42%) are labeled as either bank owned or short sales.  Of ...

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Lake Forest Market Update – November Sales Report

November 2008 sales in Lake Forest are up 233% from last year's dismal numbers, but sale price per square foot is off by almost 26%.  Prices ranged from a low of $110,000 up to $724,900. First time buyers were the driving force behind the improved sales volume, since they didn't have to unload a previous property ...

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Lake Forest Market Conditions

Lake Forest prices now start at $95,000 for a one-bedroom bank-owned condo. It previously sold in 2005 for $260,000 using 100% financing (probably using a "liar loan" without any income documentation!) I seriously question the wisdom of anyone paying that much for a property this size, as you could have rented it for less than ...

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Lake Forest Condo Breaks the $100K price barrier!

The condo pictured above just came on the MLS this morning with a list price of $95,000.  It is a bank-owned foreclosure, with one bedroom, approximately 685 ...

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